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W. G. BOLUS.

GRAVITY TWINE BOX.

No. 474,076. Patented May 3, 1892.

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BELLE ELDWRIE.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

XVILLIAM G. BOLUS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE GRAVITY TWINE BOXCOMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

G RAVITY TWIN E-BOX.

SPECIFICATION forming part of- Letters Patent No. 474,076, dated May 3,1892.

Application filed October 24, 1891- fierial No. 409,686. (No model.) A

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. BoLUs, a citizen of the United States,residing at- Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GravityTwine-Boxes, of which the following is a specification, reference beinghad therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to that class of twine-holders in which thetwine-receptacle is so mounted in the frame that upon pulling down thefree end of the twine the receptacle will be caused to rise to the topof the holder and when the twine is released the receptaclecaused toassume its original position and in its passage wind upon its surface apart of the free end of the twine.

Heretofore it has been proposed to support the twine-receptacles bycords attached at their upper ends to the frame and at their lower endsto the trunnions of the receptacles, so that when the free end of thetwine is pulled the supporting-cords will wind around the trunnions andthereby lift the twine-receptacle and hold it in its elevated positionuntil the twine is released. This construction has proved objectionable,owing to the fact that the cords which support the twine-receptacleallow the latter to have a retrograde move ment after it has reached itslowest position in the frame, and such movement causes the receptacle torotate in the opposite direction, or rather to wind the cords in theopposite direction,thus frequently so snarling the twine that the deviceis utterly useless for the purpose for which it is intended.

The object of my invention is to provide a twine-holder of the classstated which will obviate this objection, and also to provide one ofsimple and durable construction and in which the twine-receptacle can bereadily re moved from and replaced within the frame and its parts easilyseparated to remove or insert a ball of twine.

To these ends the invention consists in cer tain peculiarities in theconstruction, arrangement, and combination of the parts, substantiallyas hereinafter described, and particularly pointed out in the subjoinedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of myimproved twine-box. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 3is a cross-section through the twine-receptacle, showing the manner ofsecu ring the two parts together.

A represents a rectangular frame formed at its opposite sides withlongitudinal projections B, joined to the frame at their opposite ends,but having their intermediate portions located a short distance awayfrom the frame, thereby leaving openings A, and formed with rack-teeth.

Pivoted to the top of the frame A is a stop D, in the upper end of whichis formed an opening cl, by which the device maybe supported. The lowerend of said frame is bent and formed with an opening E for the end ofthe twine.

C designates the twine-receptacle, which is constructed in two parts 0 ceach of which is provided with an axial arm a and a pinion b, the latterbeing adapted to mesh with the rack-bars B and the arms a serving toprevent the receptacle from falling out of the frame. h designatesspreader-spurs, which project from the part c of the receptacle andretain the two parts thereof a proper distance apart, and z designatesbars or rods, which pass through the two parts of the receptacle atdiagonally-opposite corners thereof and are journaled in said parts ofthe receptacle. These bars or rods are each formed at their extremitieswith projections t", which are adapted to engage opposite sides of theparts 0 0' when the rods are turned in the opposite direction to releasesaid parts and allow them 7 to be separated. The parts It and 2', inaddition to serving as spreaders and locks, respectively, serve asguides for the cord on its way from the ball to the guide-loop E, andthe cord is wound on them, as clearly shown in Figs.

l and 2. They are therefore an important and advantageous feature of myinvention.

The operation of the device is as follows: Before the two parts of thereceptacle are socured together a ball of twine is inserted, after whichthey are put together and locked by the cam bars or bolts. The stop D isnow turned so that the receptacle may be placed within the frame, onepinion being inserted between the frame and its companion rackbar,wl1ilethe other arm and pinion is dropped through the slot It, thus allowingthe pinions to engage with the rack-bars. The stop at is then allowed todrop back to its vertical position. Aportion of the twine being unwoundfrom the ball, the end is passed through the guide-loop E, and thereceptacle is then allowed to roll down the rack-bars to the lower endof the frame. This movement necessarily winds the string upon theoutside of the receptacle. The frame is suspended at any convenientpoint over the counter. As the string is pulled down it causes thereceptacle to travel to the upper end of the frame,where it is stoppedby stop D. At this point as the string is being used it is unwound fromthe ball, and after it has been broken and the end released thereceptacle assumes its position at the lower end of the frame and withineasy reach of the clerk.

WVhat I claim as my invention is- 1. The herein-described twine-holder,comprising a frame having rack-bars at its sides and openings betweenits sides and said rackbars, said frame also having a recess adjacent tothe upper end of one of said rackbars, a guide-loop adjacent to thelower end of said frame,a pivoted stop at the upper end of said frame,and a twine-receptacle removably inserted within said frame, saidreceptacle being made in separable sections, each of which has an axialarm engaging the frame and a pinion engaging the rack-bar, all arrangedand operating substantially as shown, and for the purposes set forth.

2. The herein-described twine-receptacle, comprising a frame havingrack-bars at its sides and a recess K adjacent to the upper end of oneof said rack-bars, a guide-loop at the lower end of said frame,a pivotedstop at the upper end thereof, anda twine-receptacle consisting of theseparate sections 0 c, an axial arm projecting from each of saidsections and engaging said frame, a pinion on each of said arms engaginga rack-bar, a series of rods h on one of said sections and engaging theother, and the rods or bars i,journaled in said parts 0 c and eachhaving lugs or projections at its ends, said parts h and 2' having thecombined functions set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses,this 14th day of October, 1891.

WILLIAM G. BOLUS.

\Vitnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, F. B. S. MORGAN.

